State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: Mississippi vs West Virginia
Dietitians and Nutritionists in West Virginia earn a median of $89,440. In Mississippi, $63,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.7% — not 28.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.8%
Mississippi vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-26.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Mississippi
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $63,700
- p25
- $48,280
- p75
- $77,060
- p10
- $42,810
- p90
- $86,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
West Virginia
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $89,440
- p25
- $71,270
- p75
- $92,390
- p10
- $55,350
- p90
- $103,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.